Humanitarian Emergency in the Mediterranean: the Political and Legal Framework of Maritime Rescue
The article discusses the political and legal repercussions of maritime rescue operations in the Mediterranean.
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Greta Nachajova
- 5 days ago
- 9 min
Criminal Profiling 101: Mass Murderer
This article examines what makes a mass murder and how we can contribute towards reducing the incidence of this prevalent phenomenon.
Greta Nachajova
- Mar 19
- 7 min
21st Century Modern Slavery: Human Trafficking
The term slavery should be a concept of the past. Unfortunately, the opposite is true, and in the 21st century, people are still exploited.
Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Mar 19
- 6 min
Suite Française: A Warfare Society Portrayal
Irene Némirovsky’s Suite Française (2004) offers an insightful outlook on the German Occupation of France.
Sara Manente
- Mar 19
- 8 min
Female Bodies and Posthumanism 101: Monsters as Posthuman Feminist Symbols
Both cyborgs and witches attest to women’s oppression, but are being turned into feminist symbols of resistance.
Deborah Zaccai
- Mar 19
- 8 min
Bridge Symbolism in “The Bridge on the Drina” by Ivo Andrić
This article will focus on the symbolism of the bridge from the novel The Bridge on the Drina, and its significance.
Sara Manente
- Mar 13
- 5 min
Fanfiction and its Subversive Narrative Modes
Fanfictions are stories created by fans about existing texts, and often challenge ideas of authorship and originality within narrative.
Lucia Cisterni
- Mar 12
- 5 min
The Manipulative Effect of Framed Political News
News media’s frame on political issues is more problematic than useful because it manipulates public opinion on important societal issues.
Sara Manente
- Mar 6
- 8 min
Female Bodies and Posthumanism 101: Early Modern Perceptions of the Body
Early modern perceptions of the body saw it as a fluid, interconnected entity, an idea that nowadays is being revisited by Posthumanism.
Anny Polyzogopoulou
- Mar 6
- 6 min
The Capuchin Crypt: Pilgrimage and Memento Mori
This article aspires to unveil the most significant pilgrimage themes characterizing the Capuchin Crypt.
Deborah Zaccai
- Mar 6
- 7 min
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić: Croatian Andersen and Tolkien
Comparing how Brlić-Mažuranić's works use mythology and fantasy to explore themes, highlighting similarities with Andersen and Tolkien.
Maria Stachouli
- Mar 5
- 14 min
Approaches to American Studies 101: Ethnic Inscriptions on the American Land
This article will explore how various cultures left their mark on the American land in the form of ethnic inscriptions and how they co
Greta Nachajova
- Feb 28
- 9 min
The Wrongful Conviction of Juveniles in America Explained
This article examines the primary underlying causes leading to wrongful convictions of juveniles.
Sara Manente
- Feb 27
- 6 min
Cuarón's "Roma" and the Complexities of Domestic Labor
Cuarón’s movie "Roma" brings to light the complex emotional dynamics entailed in domestic labor.
Eugenia Ivanova
- Feb 27
- 8 min
Moscow Romantic Conceptualism 101: The Art of Heightened Senses
Foreword Moscow Romantic Conceptualism was a major Soviet underground art movement and the echoes of its influence still manifest...
Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Feb 27
- 4 min
North and South: Love and Economy in Victorian England
Elizabeth Gaskell presents two perspectives of capitalism in Victorian England to define a new paradigm of women in finance.
Martin Chef
- Feb 21
- 7 min
Tristan and Iseult: A Fragmentary Tradition
Few literary works have had a cultural echo that could withstand to be compared with that of the story of Tristan and Iseult in...
Emily Duchenne
- Feb 20
- 5 min
The History of Tattooing across the Western Imagination
Traditionally involving the rubbing of ink into deep cuts for reasons such as spirituality or right-of-passage, ‘tattoo’ is derived from...
Felix Purat
- Feb 19
- 11 min
The Ethics of Cultural Translation 101: Ideology
This final article in Felix Purat's The Ethics of Cultural Translation series explores the relationship of ideology with translation.
Emily Duchenne
- Feb 12
- 5 min
Foucault: Windows into the Workings of Power
Across anthropology, the work of philosopher and historian Michel Foucault has been hugely influential in understanding how different...
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